Life-saving technology: These 14 gadgets that can improve your life, maybe even save your life

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When someone says “that device is a lifesaver,” it’s usually a statement: A battery pack that recharges a phone on a long trip, for example. But for some devices these days, it can be a very real statement. Just ask Apple: The company often launches its products for the Apple Watch by showing testimonial videos … Read more

Because dogs and cats can’t wear Apple watches: New pet trackers take on AirTag

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An AirTag with a suitable collar can tell you where your cat or dog is. Tractive’s new Cat 6 Mini and Dog 6 XL devices can do that, too, but they can tell you if your pet is stressed, fussy or breathing differently than usual, the company said Wednesday. Your dog or cat can’t wear … Read more

No major Apple Watch redesign is expected this year

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In addition to showing that the new full-sized HomePod is in the works, and that the foldable iPhone is likely to ship later than the iPhone 18 Pro models this year, BloombergMark Gurman today said he doesn’t expect major design changes for the next Apple Watch models coming later this year. Gurman revealed all these … Read more

watchOS 26.4 Now Available With Fitness Update and New Emoji

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Apple today released watchOS 26.4, the fourth major update to the watchOS 26 operating system that launched in September. watchOS 26.4 comes a month and a half after Apple released watchOS 26.3. watchOS 26.4 can be downloaded for free on an iPhone running iOS 26.4 by opening the Apple Watch app and going to General … Read more